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Thursday Baseball — Red Bluff at Central Valley Pre-Season Classic Tennis — Foothill at Red Bluff, 3 p.m. NBA—Magic at Heat, 5 p.m., TNT NBA—Nuggets at Jazz, 7:30 p.m., TNT NCAA —Wisconsin at Indiana, 6 p.m., ESPN PGA— The Honda Classic, Noon, TGC Sports 1B Film viewing Saturday Boys — Division VI Championship Friday, 2:30 p.m. Chico State University Mercy Warriors: 16-13, 5- 7, fourth in Tri-Cities Paradise Adventist Acade- my Cougars: 23-3, 10-0, first in Pioneer-Valley Directions: Northern Sec- tion title games are being held at Chico State Universi- ty. Take 99 South to Exit 386 for East 1st Avenue and turn right. Turn left at Esplanade then take the first right onto West Sacramento Avenue. Take the first left onto Warner Street and then turn right at College Drive to park near Nettleton Stadium. Parking will cost $1 an hour. Then walk over to the Art Acker Gymnasium by follow- ing Warner Street. Tickets: $8 for adults, $6 for students with an ASB card and seniors, $5 for K-8 students Previous meeting: The schools last met Jan. 8, 2009. Mercy came from behind to win 45-44 led by 13 points from Cameron Vietti and 15 rebounds by Kyle Crowley. Title game history Mercy: 3-0, defeated Maxwell in 2010, Westwood in 2000 and Liberty Christian in 1998 Paradise Adventist Academy: 1st appearance Road to the final Mercy: Home win over No. 10 Champion Christian 56- 39, road win at No. 2 Happy Camp 62-51, road win at No. 3 Westwood 63-52 Paradise Adventist Academy: First round bye, home win against No. 9American Christian Academy 74-35, home win against No. 4 Maxwell 76-74 Courtesy poster illustration Corning Union High School will be showing a documentary Saturday at 7 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium.The documentary follows the Corning Cardinals’ 2010 football season.The movie is 1- hour and 40 minutes long.Doors for the event open at 6:15 p.m.and seats will be on a first come-first serve seating. More information can be found at corningunionfilms.com. Curry sparks Warriors to win over Wizards Warriors 106 Washington 102 WASHINGTON (AP) — Golden State built a 20- point lead by the third quar- ter Wednesday night, then seemed to take it easy and very nearly paid the price. The Warriors withstood a furious rally by the Wash- ington Wizards for a 106- 102 victory that wasn’t sealed until Stephen Curry hit three free throws in the final 5.9 seconds. Curry finished with 29 points and nine rebounds as Golden State snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to 1-2 on its sea- son-high seven-game road trip. ‘‘You’re always in con- trol of the game if you’re winning, and they had to do so much to get back in it,’’ Curry said. ‘‘You don’t want to be in that situation, so we have to learn from that and keep that lead and hopefully maintain that throughout the fourth quarter.’’ The Warriors jumped on the Wizards at the outset of the second half, with Curry and Monta Ellis stepping up on offense to slowly boost a nine-point advantage. Ellis’ driving layup gave Golden State an 85-65 bulge with 4:07 left in the third and it seemed as if the rout was on. ‘‘All of a sudden, you look up and you’re down 20,’’ said Randy Wittman, who served as acting Wiz- ards coach while Flip Saun- ders missed the game to attend to his ailing mother. Washington, which has now lost seven straight and 16 of 18 overall, got within 103-102 on Nick Young’s deep 3-pointer with 6.3 sec- onds remaining. Curry hit two free throws to push the lead to 105-102 with 5.9 seconds left, and Young’s desperation 3 from the top of the key with 1.7 seconds remaining was well off the mark. Curry added one final free throw. ‘‘I wish I could take it back,’’ said Young, who scored a game-high 31 points. ‘‘But you can’t do nothing about it now.’’ For the Warriors, who had big offensive nights only to lose to Minnesota and Indiana in their last two games, it was a familiar story with a different end- ing. ‘‘When you’ve gone through a streak of losing, to get a win — no matter how it ends up — nobody will pay attention to how the fourth quarter went,’’ Gold- en State coach Keith Smart said. The Warriors took advantage of the Wizards’ porous defense early, dri- ving the lane with ease to score 25 fast-break points. Ellis finished with 21 points and Dorell Wright added 14. The Warriors also held a 54-40 advantage on the boards, with David Lee accounting for 16. ‘‘I’d like to think that when we outrebound the other team we have a very good win-loss record, so I try to set the tone and if shots come my way, they do, and if they don’t, they don’t,’’ Lee said. ‘‘My main concern is to continue rebounding.’’ Andray Blatche had 20 points and John Wall added 14 points and six assists for Washington. ‘‘To fight back and have a shot to tie it at the end is a credit to them, but we can’t afford to dig ourselves a hole,’’ Wittman said. Defense was optional for most of the game, not sur- Rosters Mercy: #3 Steven Rodriguez, #21 Jeremie Jones, #24 Mitchell Lopez, #25 Leon Liu, #32 Isaac Williams, #33 Jarrett Gash, #35 Royce Crane, #44 Michael Wang, coach Steve Shellabarger Paradise Adventist Academy: #4 Jeff Wisener, #5 Tony Kim, #10 Johnathon Pierson, #11 Dallas Davis, #12 Bin Lee, #13 Trevor Borg, #15 Zach Jensen, #21 Sergio Pare- des, #22 Kyle Santos, #35 Jordy Brunner, #30 Jason Logan, #32 Kiefer Williams, #33 Jake Martinez, #50 Brad Manuel, coach Jason Eyer Statistical leaders Points: M — Lopez, 14.0. PAA — Borg, 14.2. Rebounds:M — Wang, 8.4. PAA — Manuel, 9.3. Assists: M — Lopez, 3.6. PAA — Davis, 2.5. Steals: M — Lopez, Crane, 1.7. PAA — Davis, 2.5. Blocks:M — Wang, 1.2. PAA — Manuel, 3.5. Mercy’s keys: Coach Shellabarger has said all season the only Division VI team that can beat his Warriors are themselves. That philosophy will start with point guard Mitchell Lopez, who must protect the basketball and get Mercy into their offense and make his open shots when they present themselves. Michael Wang and Jeremie Jones will need to slow down the Cougars’ 6-foot 7-inch center Brad Manuel, who averages close to a double-dou- ble per game. Royce Crane’s athleticsm and speed needs to create turnovers. Another strong scoring game from Steven Rodriguez and solid inside work from Isaac Williams will be key. Jarrett Gash and Leon Liu need to provide energy off the bench if called upon. Scoreboard NBA Wednesday’s results Golden State 106,Washington 102 Portland at Sacramento, late Atlanta 83, Chicago 80 Boston 115, Phoenix 103 Denver 120, Charlotte 80 Minnesota 116, Detroit 105 New York 107, New Orleans 88 Oklahoma City 113, Indiana 89 San Antonio 109, Cleveland 99 Houston at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games MCT photo Stephen Curry fires a shot,Wednesday night. prising given both teams ranked in the bottom third of the league in points per game allowed. Golden State took con- trol in the second quarter, with its bench players spark- ing a 9-0 run to break a 42- 42 deadlock. Reggie Williams finished off the burst with an emphatic dunk to give the Warriors a 51-42 edge with 5:42 remaining in the period. Curry kept the advantage at nine heading into halftime by draining a 3 with less than a second left. Notes: F Al Thornton, who agreed to a buyout with the Wizards on Tuesday and is expected to join the War- riors on Thursday once he clears waivers, worked out at the Verizon Center before the game. ... Maurice Evans and Jordan Crawford finally were able to participate in their first practice Tuesday after playing in two games since their trade from Atlanta. ‘‘We’re feeling more comfortable,’’ Evans said. ‘‘Obviously, every- thing didn’t come together all at once, but I think we can assist the team by play- ing with a lot more energy and a fresh attitude.’’ ... Wittman said he wanted Wall and Young to have 10 rebounds between them due to the perimeter nature of the game. The pair finished with two boards. Orlando at Miami, 5 p.m., TNT Denver at Utah, 7:30 p.m., TNT Tuesday’s late result Houston 103, Portland 87 NCAA Wednesday’s Top 25 results No. 2 Kansas 64, No. 24 Texas A&M 51 New Mexico 82, BYU 64 No. 4 Pittsburgh 66, South Florida 50 No. 4 Duke 70 Clemson 59 No. 11 Louisville 87, Providence 60 No.13 North Carolina 72, Florida State 70 West Virginia 65, No. 16 Connecticut 56 No. 23 Xavier 68, Charlotte 48 No.25 Utah State at New Mexico State, late Today’s Top 25 games No. 10 Wisconsin at Indiana, 6 p.m., ESPN No.15 St.John's at Seton Hall, 4 p.m., ESPN2 No.18 Arizona vs.Oregon State, 6 p.m., CSNB Today’s other televised games Tennessee at South Carolina, 4 p.m., ESPN UCLA at Washington, 6 p.m., ESPN2 NHL Wednesday’s results Chicago 6, Calgary 4 New Jersey 2, Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Minnesota 1 Toronto 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Detroit at Anaheim, late Today’s games Detroit at San Jose, 7:30 p.m., CSNC Thursday March 3, 2011 Friday’s basketball championship #7 Mercy vs #1 Paradise Adventist Buffalo at Carolina, 4 p.m. Minnesota at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Atlanta, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 4 p.m., NHLN Toronto at Philadelphia, 4 p.m., CSNC Montreal at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Nashville at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s late results San Jose 2, Colorado 1, SO Vancouver 2, Columbus 1, SO MLB Spring Training Wednesday’s results Oakland 4, Cleveland 3 San Francisco 4,Arizona (ss) 2 Atlanta 6, Boston 1 Arizona (ss) 5, Seattle 3 Baltimore 6, Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Houston (ss) 6, Detroit 3 Kansas City 11, L.A. Dodgers 5 Milwaukee 12, Chicago Cubs 5 Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y.Yankees 6, Houston (ss) 5 San Diego 7, Colorado 3 St. Louis 3, N.Y.Mets 2 Texas 10, L.A. Angels 6 Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 4 Washington 8, Florida 4 Today’s games Oakland vs. Milwaukee, 12:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Washington vs. St. Louis (ss), 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh vs. Toronto, 10:05 a.m. N.Y.Yankees vs.Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m. Minnesota vs. Baltimore, 10:05 a.m. Philadelphia vs. Boston, 10:05 a.m. Detroit vs. Atlanta, 10:05 a.m., ESPN Florida vs. Houston, 10:05 a.m. St. Louis (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Texas (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Texas (ss), 12:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Chicago White Sox, 12:05 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 12:05 p.m. Arizona vs. San Diego, 12:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Cincinnati, 6:05 p.m.